moly paste/grease gun

[TGViper]

Ok - so I got my brake pads, o-rings and moly paste, ready to service the rear part of the bike.  What kind of grease gun do you use for the moly paste?

Thanks,

Viper

[R J]

I'd say your fingers would work the best.......

That's what I use anyway.

[Joe Hummer]

I use my fingers...surgical gloves help but aren't necessary.  When the tube got low enough that i couldn't use my finger, I grabbed a screwdriver.  

Joe

[TGViper]

Ok - I'll give the splines the finger!!!   

[X Ring]

I've used a plastic knife to remove it from the tube.  Of course, I was wearing the blue nitrile gloves.

Marty

[Anthony]

i use 1/2" wide round paint brushes, dedicated to the paste resp. grease.
Anthony

[sandy]

Please don't use Honda's Moly Paste. It doesn't last long enough for one rear tire to wear out. Use Bel Ray Waterproof grease. It stays put for the life of at least one tire. Here's my splines after 112K miles. I started using Bel Ray's at about 30K.

[X Ring]

Please don't use Honda's Moly Paste. It doesn't last long enough for one rear tire to wear out. Use Bel Ray Waterproof grease. It stays put for the life of at least one tire. Here's my splines after 112K miles. I started using Bel Ray's at about 30K.

Hasn't been my experience.  When I pulled my rear wheel back at Halloween, it was still thick and greasy.  That tire had 14K miles when I pulled it.

Marty

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

Please don't use Honda's Moly Paste. It doesn't last long enough for one rear tire to wear out. Use Bel Ray Waterproof grease. It stays put for the life of at least one tire. Here's my splines after 112K miles. I started using Bel Ray's at about 30K.

I hesitate to say this but you got pretty splines. 

[Wildman]

My prefference for Bell Ray or moly grease applicators is;
A plumbers "acid brush" I think that's what  they are called.
The ones you use to put flux on a copper pipe. holds enough and has the right stiffness to get the stuff into the corners.

[TGViper]

My prefference for Bell Ray or moly grease applicators is;
A plumbers "acid brush" I think that's what  they are called.
The ones you use to put flux on a copper pipe. holds enough and has the right stiffness to get the stuff into the corners.

this is a good idea....  I like it!   

[hubcapsc]

I've gone to a lot of trouble cleaning all-the-way on both the flange and the final drive splines, and always found it pretty
clean and gooey on the next tire change.

The last couple of times I've gone for a less time consuming re-application of moly...

Some cleaning of the final drive splines, but heck, what I'm cleaning off is a lot like what I'm fixing to put back on.

all-the-way cleaning of the flange.

goo up the flange real well, and put it into the final drive and squish it in and out a few times. A little more on the final drive,
and few more squishes, and put it all back together. This procedure imparts what looks to me like good coverage on both
parts real quick and easy...

I've been running a  pretty good final drive from Pinwall for the last 30,000 miles... It looks like this:



-Mike

[1FAST6]

Mine also has 112k mi and my spline show no signs of wear (OK, they are shiney on the drive side).  I only use Moly paste, so I don't know if that's the real issue.  I think the real issue is 0-ring maintenance.  I check mine every change and replace if worn.  I replace all 3 every 3-4 tires just for good measure.  BelRay may stand-up better if you have a bad o-ring, but moly has been very good to me!  Another critical factor is proper reassembly.  You must loosen the 4 bolts on the drive (I remove mine and check the drive shaft and pinion cup at least every other tire) and don't retighten them until after you torque the axel nut.  This ensures proper allignment of the splines and reduces likelyhood of wear.

[1FAST6]

Oh yeah, I use my finger to lube the splines on the flange and a small screwdriver to work it into the splines on the drive side.  You want to be sure you clean out the old before applying the new.  A paper towel wrapped around the small screwdriver works for me to clean out the drive side splines.